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XP and folder/file association help

deefadog

Posted 13 October 2005 - 04:28 AM

deefadog

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Hi all, a small problem that's really annoying me now!

Say i create a document in indesign and save it to the desktop, creating a new folder to put it in. If i then close that document in indesign, XP will not allow me to move or rename the folder it's in, until i close down indesign, even though the document is closed!

This also happens if i email a file, and go to file it, i have to close down outlook to move it!

Is there a setting for this kind of thing? i can understand it not letting me move it if the document is already open, but it's not???

Michael

Posted 13 October 2005 - 05:21 AM

Michael

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Sorry I now see your reason.

What you need to do is break the link between the document and the program. If I were you I would use Unlocker it is can be used to do this. I uses it all the time to do this kind of thing, such as when explorer.exe will not let go of a file that I want to delete.

Michael

Posted 13 October 2005 - 05:38 AM

deefadog

Posted 31 October 2005 - 02:53 AM

deefadog

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Just an update on this, it seems that the program that is associating with my files is word! it must be from when i am emailing the advert to the printers (that's mostly when i get this problem) and outlook uses word as it's editior!